United Arab Emirates

News about United Arab Emirates, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Jun. 30, 2015

Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi sentences Ala'a Badr Abdullah al-Hashemi to death for killing American Ibolya Ryan in December 2014; police said Hashemi, Muslim who was radicalized over Internet, was searching for foreigner to kill at random. MORE

Jun. 25, 2015

Somali officials report two civilians were killed and three government soldiers wounded by explosion in Mogadishu when Shabab, Islamist militant group affiliated with Al Qaeda, drove car loaded with explosives into rear of United Arab Emirates convoy carrying foreign trainers. MORE

May. 29, 2015

Op-Ed article by Human Rights Watch researcher Nicholas McGeehan points to numerous examples of United Arab Emirates denying artists and writers critical of its exploitative labor system entry into country as evidence that it is unwilling to tolerate debate and criticism; criticizes Louvre, Guggenheim and New York University for giving veneer of respectability to authoritarian state's Saadiyat Island art project. MORE

May. 11, 2015

United Arab Emirates airline Etihad Airways diverts flight going from Cairo to Abu Dhabi to military base in Dubai, citing unspecified security reasons; Islamic State sympathizers reportedly posted threats against flight to their Twitter accounts. MORE

Apr. 5, 2015

Sam Borden travel article on Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, which allows visitors to play at night on full-size, floodlit course. MORE

Mar. 22, 2015

Seth Sherwood travel article on 36-hour trip to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. MORE

Mar. 18, 2015

Emirates Airways and Etihad Airways fire back at American rivals who had criticized their business practices under open-skies agreement between United States and United Arab Amirates; argue attempt to review agreements amounts to American protectionism; US carriers had accused gulf carriers of benefiting from unfair subsidies. MORE

Mar. 17, 2015

New York University professor Andrew Ross is barred entry into United Arab Emirates, where NYU opened new campus in 2014, over his criticism of labor practices there. MORE

Mar. 2, 2015

Unauthenticated audio recordings of senior Egyptian officials seem to show both Egyptian military and United Arab Emirates played much greater part in stoking protests against Pres Mohamed Morsi in June 2013 than has been admitted; recordings are released through Islamic news outlets that oppose Pres Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. MORE

Feb. 17, 2015

Editorial cautions Obama administration against making rash decisions about open skies agreements that have served American travelers well, noting request by Delta, United and American to renegotiate agreements with United Arab Emirates and Qatar; holds renegotiating agreements due to fact that country subsidizes its airlines is unprecedented, and could result in requests in kind from other countries regarding treatment of American air carriers. MORE

Feb. 16, 2015

Zaki Bani Rushaid, deputy head of Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, is convicted and sentenced to 18 months in prison for 'acts harmful to the country’s relations with a friendly nation' after criticizing United Arab Emirates on his personal Facebook page. MORE

Feb. 11, 2015

United Arab Emirates return to combat missions against Islamic State for first time since December, launching series of airstrikes in Syria; Jordan also steps up its raids. MORE

Feb. 11, 2015

Jim Dwyer About New York column cites Human Rights Watch report showing severity of mistreatment of workers constructing New York University campus in United Arab Emirates, noting university codified fair treatment for workers, but code was not enforced; remarks episode highlights moral peril of combining liberal ideals with economy reliant on cheap labor from poor migrant workers. MORE

Feb. 4, 2015

United States officials say United Arab Emirates suspended airstrikes against Islamic State in December 2014 due to fears for its pilots' well-being after Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh was captured; Arab nation, staunch US ally in fight against Islamic State, demands that Pentagon beef up its search-and-rescue efforts. MORE

Jan. 15, 2015

Rashid al-Dhaheri, 6-year-old who found his calling after attending Formula One race with his father, is seen as future of auto racing in United Arab Emirates; is already a winner with a growing following on go-kart circuit. MORE

Dec. 29, 2014

United Arab Emirates becomes third country to ban Ridley Scott film Exodus: Gods and Kings, claiming film contains many mistakes about both Islam and other religions. MORE

Dec. 28, 2014

Ancient Arabian tradition of camel racing has taken a modern twist by using robotic jockeys. MORE

Dec. 8, 2014

Analysts say Jordan's decision to imprison outspoken Muslim Brotherhood leader Zaki Bani Rushaid, after years of doing nothing about his rants, was prompted by Bani Rushaid's lashing out at the United Arab Emirates; UAE is an important ally of Jordan and one of several countries in region that are on campaign to wipe out Brotherhood. MORE

Dec. 7, 2014

Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is one of three museums currently under construction in United Arab Emirates that are connected to a big name foreign museum and will be curated by outsiders; cultural officials hope institutions will eventually reflect country's own voice. MORE

Nov. 22, 2014

Jordanian authorities arrest Zaki Bani Rushaid, deputy head of the Muslim Brotherhood, for accusing United Arab Emirates of sponsoring terrorism and questioning legitimacy of its rulers. MORE

Nov. 19, 2014

Thomas L Friedman Op-Ed column considers role Dubai and United Arab Emirates played in Arab awakening; argues that, despite being absolute monarchies, the two served as example of modernity to young Arabs across Middle East; holds best American policy in Middle East is one, based on containment, that simply amplifies any such spark of legitimacy and coherence in a body politic. MORE

Nov. 16, 2014

Thomas L Friedman Op-Ed column observes that rise of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has reignited debate in Dubai about the Sunni Arab identity; notes that many in United Arab Emirates believe long-term investment to empower and educate Arab citizens to compete and thrive in modernity is necessary to combat appeal of radicals. MORE

Nov. 14, 2014

Car bombs explode outside the embassies of Egypt and the United Arab Emirates in Tripoli, Libya, apparently in a backlash against the two countries for their role in a regional proxy war playing out in Libya. MORE

Sep. 26, 2014

United Arab Emirates first female fighter pilot Maj Mariam Al Mansouri led airstrikes against Islamic State militant group targets in Syria. MORE

Aug. 26, 2014

Egypt and United Arab Emirates have secretly launched airstrikes against Islamist-allied militias battling for control of Tripoli, Libya, in escalation of regional power struggle set off by Arab Spring revolts; United States is caught by surprise as both allies and military partners act without informing Washington, leaving Obama administration on the sidelines. MORE

Mar. 6, 2014

Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain withdraw their ambassadors from Qatar over its support of the Muslim Brotherhood and allied Islamists around the region; concerted effort to isolate Qatar is an extraordinary rebuke of its strategy of aligning with moderate Islamists in the hope of extending its influence amid the Arab Spring revolts. MORE

Jan. 7, 2014

Dubai Journal; news that Pakistan and Afghanistan cast their votes for cities other than Dubai in the competition for the 2020 World Expo infuriates the United Arab Emirates; Dubai has won the competition, which offers the city a chance to grab global attention and celebrate its resurgent affluence. MORE

Dec. 23, 2013

A state security court in the United Arab Emirates handed a one-year sentence to an American man and two Indians for making a satirical video deemed a threat to the nation. MORE

Dec. 6, 2013

Five men, including American citizen Shezanne Cassim, who made a mockumentary video continue to await trial after eight months in prison in the United Arab Emirates on charges of threatening national security; rights groups say case is only the most recent example of the extreme sensitivity of Persian Gulf monarchies to the power of social media. MORE

Jul. 10, 2013

Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates pledge $8 billion in cash and loans to Egypt, aiming to shore up its shaky transitional government and to compete for influence with each other and their Islamist rivals; gulf intervention contrasts sharply with Obama administration's uncertainty about how to respond to Egypt's military takeover and, more broadly, how to wield influence across increasingly chaotic and fragmented Arab world. MORE

Jul. 3, 2013

At least 69 suspects accused of plotting Islamist coup in United Arab Emirates receive prison sentences of up to 15 years in mass trial that underscores widening crackdowns on dissent across entire Gulf Arab region. MORE

Jun. 12, 2013

Al Fujayrah Journal; competition called 'bull butting,' in which bulls lock horns and try to push each other backward, has been entertaining crowds in United Arab Emirates city of Al Fujayrah and giving bragging rights to bull owners for as long as people can remember; contest is one reminder of distant past in rapidly developing country. MORE

Jun. 9, 2013

United Arab Emirates began cracking down on political dissent in 2011 after start of Arab uprisings; Islamist group Islah is all but shut down with 94 members, including prominent jurists, academics, even relatives of one of country’s royal families, charged with conspiring to overthrow government. MORE

May. 24, 2013

Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum of Dubai makes the use of steroids on racehorses a criminal offense across the United Arab Emirates. MORE

Apr. 19, 2013

Defense Department is expected to finalize $10 billion arms deal with Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates that will provide missiles, warplanes and troop transports to help them counter any future threat from Iran. MORE

Apr. 19, 2013

United Arab Emirates security officials say they have arrested seven members of terrorist cell affiliated with Al Qaeda accused of plotting attacks there and in neighboring oil-producing states. MORE

Apr. 12, 2013

Dr Cyril Karabus, pediatric oncologist from South Africa, has been trapped in the United Arab Emirates for seven months fighting charges of manslaughter and forgery linked to his treatment of 3-year-old patient who died under his care during six week stint working in Abu Dhabi in 2002; Karabus had unknowingly been convicted in absentia in 2003 and sentenced to three years in prison, stark example of foreign professionals who are drawn to gulf only to be caught up in Emirati justice. MORE

Mar. 10, 2013

Karen Leigh travel article on weekend escape to Ras al-Khaimah, northernmost of the United Arab Emirates, which is developing tourism industry based on historic sites rather than shopping and luxury. MORE

Jan. 4, 2013

Egyptian government remains mired in dispute between Muslim Brotherhood, country’s leading Islamist movement, and United Arab Emirates, which says that it has arrested several Egyptians accused of forming Brotherhood cell, stealing state secrets and conspiring with Brotherhood leaders in Egypt. MORE

Dec. 27, 2012

Security forces in United Arab Emirates arrest members of cell made up of militants from Saudi Arabia and the emirates who were planning to carry out terrorist attacks in both countries and in other nations. MORE

Dec. 14, 2012

Hamas is seeking new support from Sunni governments like Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, due to financial troubles stemming from revolt in Syria, its expanding military ambitions, increasing demands from Gaza's impoverished population, as well as loss of backing from Syria and Iran; has also raised taxes considerably, prompting complaints from Gazans. MORE

Oct. 24, 2012

Female weight lifters in the United Arab Emirates are often derided as masculine or lesbian and told that the sport will make them unattractive to male suitors, but Amna Al Haddad, who hopes to make the Olympic team, says that more women are now participating. MORE

May. 19, 2012

Yousef Al Otaiba, United Emirates ambassador to the United States, announces a $5 million donation to Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo, which was one of the 8,000 buildings destroyed in a 2011 tornado. MORE

May. 1, 2012

Iranian Pres Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is enjoying a surge of support and nationalism in territorial feud with the United Arab Emirates over Abu Musa, small island in the Persian Gulf that has about 2,000 inhabitants; for many Iranians, whose country's borders have shrunk in the past 200 years after wars and unfavorable deals by corrupt shahs, dispute is a delicate matter. MORE

Apr. 20, 2012

Iran’s military escalates tensions with the United Arab Emirates, warning the country’s leaders to cease their claims of sovereignty over three islands in the strategically important mouth of the Persian Gulf. MORE

Apr. 6, 2012

United Arab Emirates detains two employees of the National Democratic Institute, an American-financed pro-democracy organization, and bars one of them from leaving the country; move worsens a diplomatic confrontation with the United States that has embarrassed and puzzled administration officials. MORE

Apr. 1, 2012

United Arab Emirates, an ally of the United States, decides to shutter the offices of an American-financed group that promotes democracy on the eve of a meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; no public explanation has been given for the action against the National Democratic Institute, which was one of several nonprofits prosecuted in Egypt amid concerns about what many Egyptians perceive as foreign meddling. MORE

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General Information on United Arab Emirates

Official Name: United Arab Emirates
Capital: Abu Dhabi (Current local time)
Government Type: Federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates
Chief of State: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, president and ruler
Population: 4.44 million
Area: 30,000 square miles; about the size of Maine
Languages: Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
GDP Per Capita: $49,700
Year of Independence: 1971

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The visa cancellation for a Bangladeshi worker from New York University’s Saadiyat Island campus, one of hundreds sent home because of “refusal to work” last October. The men, employees of the BK Gulf company, went on strike, which is illegal in the United Arab Emirates.